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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

LEON MOREL, OF BESANQON, DOUBS, FRANCE.

APPARATUS FOR RAISING BEER, 840.

SPECIFICATION forming part ef Letters Patent No. 355,619, dated January 4, 1887.

Application tiled May 15, 1885. Serial No. 165,628. (No model.)A Patented in France October 8, 1884, Naw-1,620; in Belgium April 7.

1885, No. 68,432; in England April9,1885, No. 4,392; in Germany April 11, 1885, and in Austria July 1, 1885, No.13,388. Y

To afZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that l, LEON MOREL, a citize ofthe Republic of France, and a resident of Besanon, in the Department of Doubs, France, have invented certain Improvements in Apparatus for Raising Beer and other Liquids, (for which I have obtained a French Patent No. 164,620, dated october s, 1884, neig-ian Patent No. 68,432, dated Aprilv 7, 1885; British Patent No. 4,392, dated April 9, 1885, and

views illustrating the valve-operating devices in different positions.

The apparatus comprises, first, a cylindrical air-compressing chamber, A, -in which air is to be compressed by water admitted under pressure at a; second, a dome, B, to whichv the compressed air from the chamber A is admitted when the check-valve x opens; and,

- third, a chamber, O, to which the compressed air from the dome B is admitted under pressure regulated by a loaded valve. From this chamber O theair is supplied through a tube, D, under pressure to the cask or vessel containing the beer or other liquid to be elevated. The chamber B serves as a reserve or a supplementary air-chambe'r,to maintain apressure of air while the air-compressing chamber A is being emptied of the water contained therein, as hereinafter described. l

The devices for automatically opening and closing the valves to renew the pressure of air in the chamber A are `arranged atthe bottom of said chamber. A lever, b, pivoted at b to -a bracket, b2, on the bottom of the chamber,

a block, d, which'is free to slide longitudinally on the lever. The oppositeY ends 'ofl the sliding block d present inclines, which when the sliding rod is moved, as hereinafter described,y

Aare acted upon by fixed pins or studs e e 'on the bracket b2. The sliding block d also carries a central projection or pin, f, adapted to be acted on by tappets or lingers g g', attached to or forming part of a segment or tumbler, E, which is provided with a counter-weight and is mounted on a fixed pivot, n, on the bracket b2. By the tilting ofthis tu mblerfrom one side to the other, as hereinafter described, the block d is pushed either to the right or to the left, so as to thereby bring its inclines into contact with the iixed'stud c or e', and consequently depress the corresponding end of the lever b and close, say, the inlet-orifice a and simultaneously open the outlet orifice a', or vice versa.

The weighted tumbler E is provided witha curved arm or attachment,h,having a distanceplate h, Fig. 4, so as to thereby present a guide-groove terminated by two studs or projections, k and 7c. Vithin this groove projects a horizontal arm, K, carried by a vertical stem or rod, T, which is tubular at its lower end, and is there guided on a xed pin or spindle, p, on the base ofthe air-compressing chamber, while at the upper end it is guided in a tubular projection, t', on the top of the chamber. A float, F, is guided on this rod, andis free to slide thereon to au extent limited at the .lower end by a stop', S, and at the upper end by anotherstop, S', on the rod. In the top of the chamber is formed an airopening, o, normally closed, as shown by full lines in Fig. 1, by a valve on a pivoted rod, o',

the outer end of which embraces the upper end of the rod T, and is adapted to be acted on by a projection, s, thereon. l

The communication between the chamber and the dome B is through the top of the tubular portion t', which is closed by the checkvalve w. The communication between the dome B and the air-chamber C is adapted to be closed roo be elevated. The ends of the haltstems jj bearing against the diaphragm M are enlarged, as shown'in Fig. l, and the upper stem, j, is acted on by a lever, G, provided with a movable counter-weight, P, by which the pressure on the valve zto close itto its scat may be varied to regulate the pressure under which the air is admitted from the dome B to the chamber C.

The operation of the above-described apparatus is as follows: Supposing the chamber A to be empty and the ioat F resting upon the lower stop, S, on the rod T, the tumbler E will be in the position illustrated in Fig. 5, and will have pushed the sliding rod d into such a position that the lever b will have been tilted over to open the vinlet-opening et and close the outlet a'. Water will thereby be admitted to the chamber A, and as it gradually rises therein it will raise the iloat F, causing it to slide upward upon the rod T. At the same time, by the inilux of water, the air in the chamber A and in the dome B will be compressed until it balances the pressure or head of water, which, for the sake of illustration, may beput at two atmospheres. W'hen the pressure on the valve t' allows, the air compressed in the dome B will raise the valve and thereby passinto the chamber C, and will thus be transmitted through the tube D to the Cask where the liquid is to be elevated.. In proportion as this liquidis withdrawn from its cask the internal pressure in the chambers A and B diminishes, and the Water continues to rise in the chamber A to maintain the balanced pressure until the float F has come into contact with the stop S and raises the rod T. As the rod is elevated the arm K thereon will come into contact with the stop k on the arm of the tumbler E, and thereby raise the latter, as shown in Fig. 6, until it j ust passes the centcr,when its weightwill cause it to overbalance and fall into the Yposition illustrated in Fig. 7. The tappet g then strikes the pin on the block (Z and pushes the latter forward to tilt the lever Z and close the inlet-opening a, and at the same time open the outlet a. The stops son the rod T will have come into contact with the arm of the lever ov to open the air-inlet o and allow the water to run out through the opening a. Communication will be cut oif from the dome B by the automatic closing of the cheek-valve x. As the water flows out the oat Fwill descend until it oomesiuto contact with the stop S on the rod T, and causes the `latter to descend to the position illustrated in Fig. 8. The arm K is thus caused to come -into contact with the stop 7c on the arm of the tumbler E and pull the latter over until its weight overbalances. It will then tilt over to the position illustrated in Fig. 5, thereby opening the inlet a and closing the outlet a', when the operation will be repeated.

i I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the inlet alud outlet openings of an air-compressing chamber, A, a lever, I), carrying the valves therefor, and a sliding block, d, having inclines and projectionsf, with fixed studs c e', tilting tumblerE, having tappetsgg and a iloat and rod, and devices connecting the tumbler. and rod, substantiall y as set forth. I

2. The combination of the inlet and outlet opening of an air-compressing chamber and aY lever carrying the valves therefor, with atilting tumbler, E, devices whereby the latter operates the said lever, stops 75k on the tumbler, a vertically-sliding rod, T, having an arm, K, and a float to act on the rod, all substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEON MOREL.

NVi tnesscs:

GEORGE GiifroRD, Cris. A. RICHTER. 

